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9781404207776
The first shots of the Civil War were fired on April 12, 1861, when Southern forces bombed Fort Sumter, in South Carolina. The nation had been heading toward conflict for many years because of the economic and political differences between Northern and Southern states. The biggest difference was over slavery. In the South, slavery was legal. Slavery was illegal in the North.Abnett, Dan is the author of 'Battle of Gettysburg Spilling Blood on Sacred Ground', published 2006 under ISBN 9781404207776 and ISBN 1404207775.
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